Norwegian Air to offer U.S. trans-Atlantic flights for as low as $65

Flights starts in June and will fly from East Coast cities that don’t normally offer such service

By

RobertWall

Bloomberg

Norwegian Air will serve East Coast cities that don’t usually offer this service

LONDON--European budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA on Thursday said it would begin flying single-aisle planes nonstop from the U.S. to Europe starting in June bringing direct trans-Atlantic flights to a new range of East Coast cities not typically served by such links.

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, a champion of budget long-haul travel, will initially connect Edinburgh, Scotland to Stewart International Airport in New York, Green Airport in Providence, Rhode Island, and Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Conn from June 15. The airline is promising fares as low as $65.

The carrier will base two of its new Boeing Co. 737 Max narrowbody each at Stewart and Green airports to help fly the trans-Atlantic hops. Two more Max planes will initially be based at Edinburgh

Norwegian Air already serves the U.S. from Europe using its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner long-range planes. But the addition of the single-aisle 737 Max and, in 2019, an Airbus narrowbody, will allow it to tap smaller markets. The carrier will fly its 737s with 189 seats across the Atlantic.

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